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...ement of these partiallycharged atoms that exactly complements its partner base. It's theresulting matching of atoms with slight positive andnegative charges that biochemists have thought critical to the99.99 percent accurate pairing of bases in DNA. "It now appears that the shape of the DNA bases may be th......s. " "The solution of the HCV helicase structure complements the solution of thethree-dimensional atomic structure of another drug target, HCV protease,reported by Vertex researchers in 1996," added Dr. Vicki L. Sato, Senior VicePresident of Research and Development and Chief Scientific Officer of Vertex."Give......cient to stimulate Ras-mediated GTP hydrolysis, complements the active site which is where the reaction takes place. It does so by two strategies: Firstly, it supplies an amino acid (an arginine) that participates directly in the reaction; its mutation to another amino acid destroys GAP activity. ...Aging Vehicle Fleet Polluting The Air
...ow amounts of emissions. This detailed information complements theless detailed data gathered in remote sensing studies. Researchers also conductdynamometer equivalent tests on vehicles they purchase and equip with emissionsinstrumentation. They monitor these vehicles for two to nine months at a time. "G...Scientists discover how to make nanostructures assemble themselves
... and smaller things," says Chou. The LISA method complements Chou's earlier discovery of the imprinting technique. Imprinting has become a valuable tool because the arduous photolithography process only needs to be done once in making the mask - after that, nanostructures can just be stamped out. As a result, ......ident and CEO of Abgenix. "This strategic alliance complements our existing relationship with Human Genome Sciences and significantly expands our presence in the genomics field. We are also pleased to be joining Biogen and Genentech as corporate partners with equity stakes in CuraGen." "This strategic alliance ...U-M Medical School receives $4 million for new bioinformatics program
...nology," he said. "This major grant from HHMI complements a substantial investment made by the U-M Health System to develop the U-M's educational and research capabilities," said Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D., the U-M's executive vice president for medical affairs. "As part of our extensive Life Sciences...Exisulind (Aptosyn™) and other SAANDs compounds halt prostate cancer cell growth by two mechanisms
...ell Pathways, Inc. "This laboratory research complements the findings of our clinical trial of exisulind (Aptosyn™) as a treatment for post-prostatectomy men at risk of prostate cancer recurrence," he continued. "That study showed the ability of exisulind (Aptosyn™) to significantly inhibit the ri...HHMI announces selection of 48 new investigators
...uit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. The initiative complements the biomedical research that Hughes investigators have traditionally carried out in fields such as cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience and structural biology. During the past few years, HHMI scientists have made significant discoveries r...HHMI awards $15 million to scientists outside United States
...nada and Latin America. This international program complements HHMI's principal activity of carrying out research with its own scientific teams at 72 locations across the United States....The future belongs to proteomics
...re belongs to proteomics, the analysis of complete complements of proteins." Protein analysis, says Fields, is more complicated than figuring out the linear sequence of DNA genes because researchers must carry their analysis much further. "Proteomics includes not only the identifying and quantifying of proteins...Controlling greenhouse gas carbon dioxide through carbon sequestration two-day symposium, April 2-3
...ng carbon dioxide before it reaches the atmosphere complements the two main approaches now taken to reducing CO2 emissions: improving energy efficiency and using non-fossil energy sources, says Howard Herzog of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Energy Laboratory. He also will discuss opportunities for ...When Shewanella meets goethite: Evidence found of recognition between animate and inanimate objects
...ons are mediated by biomolecules and the inorganic complements of the mineral surface, another Virginia Tech graduate student, Treavor Kendall, figured out how to attach a single biomolecule to the arm under the atomic force microscope. "You can't even see it under the microscope. It's very tricky work," says Ho...... to extend nerve fibers, she explains. The finding complements studies of factors in the nervous system environment that improve regeneration. Effective therapies will probably employ a multi-pronged approach that alters environmental factors as well as the inherent properties of the neurons, Dr. Condic says. ......ehavior. Mouse and human DNA contain different complements of these types of genes because active duplications have created new genes specifically in primates or rodents. Established in 1996, the JGI is a consortium of scientists, engineers and support staff from three Department of Energy national labor...Get 'Research on the move' with BioMed Central
...cs, Cell Biology or Immunology). This new service complements the popular BMC News AvantGo channel, launched in March 2001, which already delivers biological and medical news stories to over 1000 users every day....... as sugars and vitamins) in biological systems. It complements study of the genome by providing objective measurements of an organism's state. It can be used to compare, at a very fine level, the differences between different mutants to find out the function of the mutated genes. The bioinformatics software dev...Hiroshima porcelain pieces provide insight into exposure levels
... that were also found near ground zero. This study complements the previous work. At face value, these results are fluence values from a specific bomb event that will hopefully never be used again. These fission events occurred when thermal neutrons from the bomb caused fission in the normal trace amounts of ura...SPARC debuts 'Gaining Independence'
...business planning practices." Gaining Independence complements Declaring Independence: A Guide to Creating Community-Controlled Science Journals, which SPARC and the Triangle Research Libraries Network introduced in early 2001. Declaring Independence is available on the Web at http://www.arl.org/sparc/DI and ...Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standard enhanced with new measures to protect biodiversity
...nservation communities." Today's action by the SFB complements recent provisions approved by the Board to tighten environmental standards on industrial forests, for example, by requiring program participants to minimize road construction and chemical inputs. The Sustainable Forestry Initiative program is a volun...